Leviticus 8

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 “Take Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,

Take Aaron with his sons, their vestments, and the oil of unction, a calf for sin, two rams, a basket with unleavened bread,

3 and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.”

And thou shalt gather together all the congregation to the door of the tabernacle.

4 So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him, and the assembly gathered at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

And Moses did as the Lord had commanded. And all the multitude being gathered together before the door of the tabernacle,

5 And Moses said to them, “This is what the LORD has commanded to be done.”

He said: This is the word that the Lord hath commanded to be done.

6 Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.

And immediately he offered Aaron and his sons: and when he had washed them,

7 He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him. He tied the woven band of the ephod around him and fastened it to him.

He vested the high priest with the strait linen garment, girding him with the girdle, and putting on him the violet tunick, and over it he put the ephod,

8 Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece.

And binding it with the girdle, he fitted it to the rational, on which was Doctrine and Truth.

9 Moses also put the turban on Aaron’s head and set the gold plate, the holy diadem, on the front of the turban, as the LORD had commanded him.

He put also the mitre upon his head: and upon the mitre over the forehead, he put the plate of gold, consecrated with sanctification, as the Lord had commanded him.

10 Next, Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it; and so he consecrated them.

He took also the oil of unction, with which he anointed the tabernacle, with all the furniture thereof.

11 He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them.

And when he had sanctified and sprinkled the altar seven times, he anointed it, and all the vessels thereof, and the laver with the foot thereof, he sanctified with the oil.

12 He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him.

And he poured it upon Aaron’s head, and he anointed and consecrated him:

13 Then Moses presented Aaron’s sons, put tunics on them, wrapped sashes around them, and tied headbands on them, just as the LORD had commanded him.

And after he had offered his sons, he vested them with linen tunicks, and girded them with girdles, and put mitres on them as the Lord had commanded.

14 Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.

He offered also the calf for sin: and when Aaron and his sons had put their hands upon the head thereof,

15 Moses slaughtered the bull, took some of the blood, and applied it with his finger to all four horns of the altar, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it.

He immolated it: and took the blood, and dipping his finger in it, he touched the horns of the altar round about. Which being expiated, and sanctified, he poured the rest of the blood at the bottom thereof.

16 Moses also took all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys and their fat, and burned it all on the altar.

But the fat that was upon the entrails, and the caul of the liver, and the two little kidneys, with their fat, he burnt upon the altar:

17 But the bull with its hide, flesh, and dung he burned outside the camp, as the LORD had commanded him.

And the calf with the skin, and the flesh and the dung, he burnt without the camp, as the Lord had commanded.

18 Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.

He offered also a ram for a holocaust: and when Aaron and his sons had put their hands upon its head,

19 Moses slaughtered the ram and sprinkled the blood on all sides of the altar.

He immolated it, and poured the blood thereof round about upon the altar.

20 He cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, the pieces, and the fat.

And cutting the ram into pieces, the head thereof, and the joints, and the fat he burnt in the fire,

21 He washed the entrails and legs with water and burned the entire ram on the altar as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Having first washed the entrails, and the feet, and the whole ram together he burnt upon the altar, because it was a holocaust of most sweet odour to the Lord, as he had commanded him.

22 After that, Moses presented the other ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.

He offered also the second ram, in the consecration of priests: and Aaron, and his sons put their hands upon the head thereof:

23 Moses slaughtered the ram and took some of its blood and put it on Aaron’s right earlobe, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

And when Moses had immolated it, he took of the blood thereof, and touched the tip of Aaron’s right ear, and the thumb of his right hand, and in like manner also the great toe of his right foot.

24 Moses also presented Aaron’s sons and put some of the blood on their right earlobes, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Then he sprinkled the blood on all sides of the altar.

He offered also the sons of Aaron: and when with the blood of the ram that was immolated, he had touched the tip of the right ear of every one of them, and the thumbs of their right hands, and the great toes of their right feet, the rest he poured on the altar round about:

25 And Moses took the fat—the fat tail, all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with their fat—as well as the right thigh.

But the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that covereth the entrails, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, and with the right shoulder, he separated.

26 And from the basket of unleavened bread that was before the LORD, he took one cake of unleavened bread, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer, and he placed them on the fat portions and on the right thigh.

And taking out of the basket; of unleavened bread, which was before the Lord, a loaf without leaven, and a cake tempered with oil and a wafer, he put them upon the fat, and the right shoulder,

27 He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and waved them before the LORD as a wave offering.

Delivering all to Aaron, and to his sons: wile having lifted them up before the Lord,

28 Then Moses took these from their hands and burned them on the altar with the burnt offering. This was an ordination offering, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.

He took them again from their hands, and burnt them upon the altar of holocaust, because it was the oblation of consecration, for a sweet odour of sacrifice to the Lord.

29 He also took the breast—Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination—and waved it before the LORD as a wave offering, as the LORD had commanded him.

And he took of the ram of consecration, the breast for his portion, elevating it before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded him.

30 Next, Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and their garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, as well as Aaron’s sons and their garments.

And taking the ointment, and the blood that was upon the altar, he sprinkled Aaron, and his vestments, and his sons, and their vestments with it.

31 And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons are to eat it.’

And when he had sanctified them in their vestments, he commanded them, saying: Boil the flesh before the door of the tabernacle, and there eat it. Eat ye also the loaves of consecration, that are laid in the basket, as the Lord commanded me, saying: Aaron and his sons shall eat them:

32 Then you must burn up the remainder of the meat and bread.

And whatsoever shall be left of the flesh and the leaves, shall be consumed with fire.

33 You must not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are complete; for it will take seven days to ordain you.

And you shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle for seven days, until the day wherein the time of your consecration shall be expired. For in seven days the consecration is finished:

34 What has been done today has been commanded by the LORD in order to make atonement on your behalf.

As at this present it hath been done, that the rite of the sacrifice might be accomplished.

35 You must remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and keep the LORD’s charge so that you will not die, for this is what I have been commanded.”

Day and night shall you remain in the tabernacle observing the watches of the Lord, lest you die: for so it hath been commanded me.

36 So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses.

And Aaron and his sons did all things which the Lord spoke by the hand of Moses.